Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Boca Ciega Pirates (Gulfport, FL) and the visiting Northeast Vikings (St. Petersburg, FL), saw Boca Ciega's basketball squad hold off Northeast by a tally of 53-50.

With the victory, Boca Ciega improves its record to 4-1 on the campaign. The Pirates travel to Lakewood (St. Petersburg, FL) to confront the Spartans in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, December 13. The Spartans come into the challenge with a record of 0-2. Lakewood lost 49-43 in their recent non-league challenge against Parrish Community (Parrish, FL)

Next up, the Vikings confront the Osceola Warriors (Seminole, FL) in a challenge, on Monday, December 12. Northeast will attempt to improve on its 4-1 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 1-0 record after their 63-13 non-league win over Dunedin (Dunedin, FL).